This is how it started.
William Macey
Situated along the 331 close to the junction with the
332, Khao Bai Sri cares for children from the age of 6 that have various
ailments which include Down’s Syndrome, Autism and others.
Boonchu Muangmaitong (Khun Chu) is a remarkable lady,
some time ago she was so frustrated with the lack of help from the Education
Authority that she gave a rai of land to them with the proviso that that it
was to be used for the welfare of these children.
Since then, she has persuaded the Thai Navy to help the
school by building a sala whilst PTT have provided the base for the assembly
area and extension to the existing building.
She now has 67 children, 40 of whom are there as day
students, but the rest are resident at the centre. It has, therefore, been
necessary to have various extensions built to house her ever growing
responsibilities.
An elegant finish to the new
rooms.
Pattaya Sports Club and in particular Jesters have come
to their aid and have donated sufficient funds for various extensions to the
existing building to be erected to make the funds go that little bit
further. Their own maintenance men have, with a lot of imagination,
completed the task providing a finish that we would all be proud of. Wooden
boxes from the Laem Chabang Port have been sanded down, varnished and fixed
to the walls which provides a fresh and, perhaps expensive, look to the
rooms.
Many of the children have creative abilities. To
encourage them to utilise their skills and to add that personal touch, the
children and staff have also been involved in painting the murals around the
walls. It is important for the children to be active both physically and
mentally and to do this the staff and children make the artificial flowers
that you see in the picture, and these are sold at fairs and markets.
On August 18th, with many guests in attendance, the monks
were invited to bless the new buildings and the children danced for the
guests, but the thumbs up have already been given by the children.
Thank you Jesters and Pattaya
Sports Club.
Thai children just love to
dance.
Khun Chu with PSC members
William and Nigel.
The flowers are made by staff
and children.
The paintings are Khao Bi Sri
originals.
